New Semester Lessons #1 1/30-2/3

Review at home for the CAHSEE test - Test date are 2/7 and 2/8

This semester we will be reading Antigone and Julius Caesar.

Monday 1/30
1. Review first semester test
2. Clean backpacks
3. Unit 9 Vocabulary do Part A and B

Tuesday 1/31
1. Review Final
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Review Vocabulary
4. Do Unit 9 Vocabulary Part C and D

Wednesday 2/1
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Review Writing Handouts and work in Portfolio
3. Start To Kill A Mockingbird essay

Thursday 2/2
1. Meet in library – have ID
2. Vocabulary Bingo
3. Research for essay
4. Work on essay
5. Review for vocabulary test

Friday 2/3
1. Unit 9 Vocabulary Test
2. Edit essay
3. Practice CAHSEE Test

Writing Situation:

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the Finch children are tolerant and accepting of all people due in great part to their father’s guidance. He tells his children, “…If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This is the direction Atticus provides for his children in terms of their relationships with all people. Unlike most of the citizens of Maycomb, who were scandalized by Tom Robinson’s audacity at admitting that he felt sorry for Mayella Ewell, a white woman, the Finch children were not horrified at the thought of feeling empathy for someone of a different ethnic background.

Writing Directions:

In a coherent five-paragraph essay argue for or against the value of relationships that cross racial, religious, socio-economic, class and/or caste lines. You may wish to address the issues of inter-racial dating and marriage in this essay.
You must take a definite position on the issue and argue persuasively using solid evidence and sound inventive reasoning. You may want to refer to examples from your own life, society, history, the school setting and the novel itself. Your argument must be well reasoned and logical and contain numerous examples to support your position. Your ultimate goal is to convince readers that your position should be taken seriously.

Scoring:

Thesis 20 pts. _______

Body

Three topic sentences 30 pts. _______

Concrete details and commentary 30 pts. _______

Conclusion 10 pts. _______

Rough draft 50 pts. _______

Outline 20 pts. _______

Notes 20 pts. _______

Grammar/mechanics 20 pts. _______

Total 200 pts. _______